Shaandaar

Alia Arora, an insomniac orphan, is adopted by Bipin Arora, whose domineering wife, Kamla Arora, and materialistic mother, Geetu Arora, treat Alia with cold indifference. From the moment she enters the bustling Arora household, Alia yearns for warmth and connection. She forms a close bond with Bipin, who tries to shield her and keep the family together, and with her stepsister Isha Arora, who becomes both confidante and ally. To soothe her relentless insomnia, Bipin begins a nightly ritual: he draws her a dream before bedtime, a small act of care that grows into a quiet, nightly ceremony in a house filled with unspoken tensions.

Riding to England for a lavish destination wedding, Isha Arora is set to marry Robin Fundwani, a charismatic yet self-absorbed fitness enthusiast. On the way, Bipin’s car collides with Jagjinder Joginder, a wedding planner known as JJ, whose arrival adds a chaotic, comic spark to the trip. The clash reveals that JJ is secretly steering Isha’s wedding, and the marriage has been arranged to secure financial gains for both families, who are secretly bankrupt. The trip shifts from glittering celebration to a tense examination of money, pride, and the masks people wear to keep appearances intact.

Robin Fundwani is the groom, and his behavior underscores a troubling dynamic: a narcissistic, appearance-obsessed man who disrespects Isha for her body weight and love of food, marrying her mainly to appease his older brother, Harry Fundwani. In the midst of mounting strain, Alia and JJ—two insomniacs scarred by their pasts—begin to connect, and a quiet, hopeful bond forms between them. The spark between Alia and JJ shifts the mood from sardonic confusion to a shared longing for peace, as they discover that sleep might finally come not through distance, but through understanding and acceptance. The tension in the Arora family deepens as Bipin, protective and anxious about Alia’s place in the world, grapples with the possibility that JJ could be the right partner for his daughter, even as old wounds come to light.

In parallel, Isha confronts the fragility of her own self-worth when Robin publicly belittles her, culminating in a charged moment where she refuses to go through with the wedding and delivers a speech that lays bare her strength and dignity. The revelation that the Fundwanis are financially ruined compounds the chaos, forcing every character to confront what they truly value. As the evening spirals toward crisis, Bipin’s protective stance softens, and he begins to see JJ as a potential ally in Alia’s future rather than a threat to family harmony.

With the wedding unraveling, the story pivots toward escape, courage, and reinvention. In a high-stakes, cinematic turn, JJ, Alia, Bipin, and Isha flee the spectacle of obligation in a helicopter, leaving behind their dysfunctional clans. What remains is a choice to pursue love, self-acceptance, and genuine independence—an ascent toward a future where personal happiness and honest connections outrun public judged expectations. The ensemble concludes not with a fairy-tale ending, but with a hopeful path forward, formed in the quiet hours after storms of pride and deceit have passed, and the dawn of a more authentic life begins to rise.

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 16:02